Does Your English Cut the Mustard?

[Tsalagi1923]

Wow..I thought I was better than that..I think I need to take that again to be sure. I do have a headache after all.
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[Zareidriel]

ljosberinn

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Oh my. What kind of words were that, anyway?

I have one question regarding question number 15.
"My favorite meals are a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake; tacos, burritos, and margaritas; and sushi, sake, and miso soup."
In Icelandic at least, I always learned that you should never put a comma before 'and', because 'and' connects the two sentences like a comma would do. Are there different rules about that in English? It just looks so wrong to me because I was brought up with that rule in Icelandic

You can definitely put a comma before "and". It depends on the context and what you want the sentence to do.  

[Tsalagi1923]

I have looked up those words since I have never heard most of them before:

Obsequious: much too willing to serve or obey; fawning

Ponderous: very heavy, unwiedly, labored and dull

Exhort: to urge earnestly; advise strongly[I know I got this one right]

Halcyon: tranquil, happy, idyllic[I actually got this one right too... eek ]

Craven: coward, cowardly

 

[ljosberinn]

Zareidriel

ljosberinn

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Oh my. What kind of words were that, anyway?

I have one question regarding question number 15.
"My favorite meals are a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake; tacos, burritos, and margaritas; and sushi, sake, and miso soup."
In Icelandic at least, I always learned that you should never put a comma before 'and', because 'and' connects the two sentences like a comma would do. Are there different rules about that in English? It just looks so wrong to me because I was brought up with that rule in Icelandic

You can definitely put a comma before "and". It depends on the context and what you want the sentence to do.

Heh, since yesterday I've been trying to notice this and I realized I actually do this myself sometimes sweatdrop It just looks so wrong in those particular sentences neutral

 

[Yue Ming]

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I think I fail at punctuation... gonk  

[Shredderhs]

Yami no Hitokiri

I'm still confused about the whole quotes and punctuation thing. I honestly don't know which way it should be.

"Let's go to the store," said Bob.

I know that's correct. But what about... it's "this and that", not "piss and bat". Do the comma and period belong inside or outside of the quotes?

Well, I'm British and in my experience, the punctuation would be inside the quotation marks.

Oh and I completely failed that quiz thing:

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[Kladeos]

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My spelling is worse than I though. =P  

[Munia]

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Word order hates me. crying Still, as English is not my mother tongue, I'm quite happy with my results. 3nodding  

[Natsuri]

I gave it my best shot, mates. Here's what I got:

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I excel more in punctuation and spelling that vocabulary. Besides, I rarely talk enough to use such big words.  

[applecyder]

I always thought punctuation marks stayed inside the quotation marks... Then again, I'm a mongrel. A product of American and British education domokun None of my teachers said otherwise.  

[-la reine des gitans-]

Well, that's irritating. I've never been so lop-sided before. I'm actually very good at spelling, but my vocabulary needs a little work. I'm woman enough to admit that.

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[Niccea Majeare]

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I actually have a good reason for sub-par spelling. Did you know that humans usually only see the first and last letter when they are reading?  

[Niccea Majeare]

Yokushi

Zareidriel

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Damn. Almost. What kind of word is "Halcyon", anyway? XD

I thought it was a name... It sounds like the name of some fantasy story. Actually, isn't there something that sound like it?

There is a song on my computer called "Halcyon and On and On." It is from a Mortal Kombat soundtrack.

Halcyon means peaceful...  

[spiffyelgato]

I'm so ashamed....

I got a 100% for grammar. However, I got a 60% for spelling.

I'm the spelling bee runner up for my school! How on earth did I manage THAT? redface  

[Population Tire]

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